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Mason Peatling (born 31 March 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Eastern Washington Eagles.

Early life

Peatling attended Beaconhills College near Melbourne, Australia. He represented Victoria Metro at the Under-20 Australian Junior Basketball Championships. He played for the Dandenong Rangers in the South East Australian Basketball League in 2015 and 2016.

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College career

Peatling signed with Eastern Washington in November 2015.

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Peatling averaged 4 points and three rebounds per game as a freshman. He improved his averages to 7.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore. As a junior, Peatling averaged 15.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. He was named to the Second Team All-Big Sky. On 13 December 2019, he scored a Big Sky-record 54 points and had 13 rebounds during a 146-89 win over Multnomah University. Peatling was named Big Sky Player of the Year as a senior. He averaged 17.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game as the Eagles' second-leading scorer behind Jacob Davison.

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Professional career

Melbourne United and Knox Raiders (2020–2023) On 24 July 2020, Peatling signed a three-year deal with Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL), with the first season as a development player.

Peatling played for the Knox Raiders of the NBL1 South in 2021, 2022 and 2023. He helped the Raiders win the 2023 NBL1 South championship.

Illawarra Hawks (2023–present) On 5 April 2023, Peatling signed a two-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks.

Personal life

Peatling earned his finance degree in under four years at Eastern Washington. He married Laura Burdack, who also played club basketball, in 2016. Her brother Blake was a teammate of Peatling on a travelling club team.